Omo - L.168 (Pleistocene of Ethiopia)

Also known as ETE Locality 376, Omo - L.168,

Where: Ethiopia (5.1° N, 36.0° E: paleocoordinates 5.8° N, 36.0° E)

When: D Member (Shungura Formation), Gelasian (2.6 - 1.8 Ma)

• ETE dating method: absolute, ETE age comment: Max = Tuff D (2.52+-.05ma), Min = Tuff E radiometric intage_min

Environment/lithology: sandstone

• ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: channel ETE event: ., ETE env comment: 0
• ETE rock type adj: unconsolidated, ETE lithology comments: med size, obliquely stratified between parallel bedding, silt, yellow tuff, silt lenses, silty clay (member description)

Collection methods: surface (in situ)

• ETE Size: macro; ETE reference list: 421, ; ETE museum list: ENM, KNM, MNHN: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France

Primary reference: J. de Heinzelin. 1983. The Omo Group: Archives of the International Omo Research Expedition. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Annales Series 8, Tervuren, Belgique 85 [A. Behrensmeyer/A. Behrensmeyer/P. Muhl]more details

PaleoDB collection 21558: authorized by Anna Behrensmeyer, entered by Anna Behrensmeyer on 28.07.1997

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Elephantidae
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki
"Elephas recki" = Palaeoloxodon recki Dietrich 1915 elephant
ETE number of identifiable specimens; species: shungurensis
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hipparion sp.
Hipparion sp. de Christol 1832 hipparionine horse